Hells Angel gangster booted from the White Rock chapter

Former Hells Angel Mike Robatzek, shown with his monster truck, has been kicked out of the club.

Mike Robatzek taking photos of himself with a miniature camera.Vancouver Sun

Mike Robatzek on right on vacation.Vancouver Sun

Mike Robatzek taking photos of himself with a miniature camera.Vancouver Sun

Some relatives with Mike Robatzek (right) on vacation.Vancouver Sun

Accused father and son killers Norm Cocks, 31, and Robert Cocks, 52, are featured in this photo. Both are charged with murder in the beating death of Kelowna dad Dain Phillips June 12. Norm Cocks is a full-patch Kelowna Chapter Hells Angel and his dad, Robert Cocks, is president of the Throttle Lockers puppet club.
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Accused father and son killers Norm Cocks, 31, and Robert Cocks, 52, are featured in this photo. Both are charged with murder in the beating death of Kelowna dad Dain Phillips June 12. Norm Cocks is a full-patch Kelowna Chapter Hells Angel and his dad, Robert Cocks, is president of the Throttle Lockers puppet club.Vancouver Sun
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This tattoo is associated with full patch members of the Hells Angels. The "AFFA"represents "Angel Forever, Forever Angel"...
/ ‘Tattoos and Their Meanings,’ Canada Border Services Agency

Full-patch Hells Angel Mike Robatzek, 41, has been kicked out of the biker gang’s White Rock chapter, The Vancouver Sun has learned.

His unceremonious removal from the notorious motorcycle club came just four months after a young Abbotsford man was killed in a house owned by Robatzek’s company, Ram Properties Inc. Ryan Saint-Ange, 21, was fatally shot Jan. 14 while alone in the house, at 27790 56 Ave. Two young men known to Saint-Ange have now been charged with killing him.

Robatzek didn’t live in the home, but had young people staying there who were renovating it for resale.

Court records indicate Robatzek had fallen on financial hard times, with several suits alleging he had reneged on loans or left debts unpaid.

Robatzek had been in the Hells Angels for about 12 years. He was sergeant-at-arms of the White Rock chapter and was previously a member of the Vancouver chapter.

Reached on his cellphone Thursday, Robatzek hung up when asked about his departure from the Hells Angels.

Several police contacts told The Sun that he was kicked out in late April.

And Robatzek confirmed it to a friend on Facebook.

“oh shitty bro ya it is true I am out tof the club,” he said on April 29.

His friend pledged his ongoing support in response: “I liked chilling with ya and helpn ya cause Ur a good guy not cause u had a patch.”

His former White Rock chapter has been linked to ongoing gang tensions in the aftermath of last August’s Kelowna shooting, which saw Red Scorpion Jon Bacon killed and White Rock Hells Angel Larry Amero seriously wounded.

As sergeant-at-arms, Robatzek “would have figured prominently in whatever response or reactions they may have had to Amero’s shooting,” Richards said. “While I can’t say definitively how his expulsion may impact the ongoing tensions, I can say that it has probably changed the landscape. We’ll have to wait and see exactly how.”

Richards also explained that in order for a full-patch Hells Angel to be forced out of the club, “chapter members unanimously believe that they can no longer be trusted or relied upon.”

He pointed to the case of Juel Stanton, a Vancouver resident expelled from the Angels in 2010. He was later gunned down outside his house near Vancouver city hall.

“We’ve seen Juel Stanton kicked out because he was seen as a loose cannon and a liability,” Richards said.

“The circumstances have to be pretty egregious to be kicked out, but the threshold for expulsion is not well-defined. It really depends on the circumstances and different rules seem to apply to different members.”

He said some influential B.C. Hells Angels such as Lloyd Robinson have been allowed to “retire,” even though Robinson was held partly responsible for bringing a police agent around the East End chapter.

The efforts of the agent, Michael Plante, “led to significant law enforcement consequences and embarrassment for that chapter,” Richards said.

“In my opinion, because of his position and longevity, Robinson was directed to retire gracefully in good standing while other members would have likely been expelled,” he said.

Richard said that when members are kicked out of the HA, they must give up their vests and any possession with the club insignia, as well as remove or cover up their Hells Angels tattoos.

Robatzek showed off his tattoos at the Hells Angels anniversary party in Langley in 2008, wearing just a pair of shorts during a heated argument with police over his monster truck.

His entire back and chest were covered with Hells Angels tattoos.

Life can be rough after the Hells Angels, Richard said.

“Members of the HA that have been kicked out typically don’t have a lot of enviable options — they now have to deal with the enmity of the club and any enemies outside the club they’ve made along the way; all this without the protection and reputation that comes from being a member,” he said.

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